Mesut Ozil Quotes

I like helping first-year head coaches.

There's natural mentoring that goes on in my life every day.

Players respond to coaches who really have their best interests at heart.

Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.

Before the season begins, I had even damaged some frames, but Ken did not hold it against me and kept all his confidence. He was the one who incontestably changed my life, because without his help, I do not know what I will have become.

I had the benefit of being guided by Lew Wasserman. I think part of being a mentor is you have to have confidence in the people you're guiding and mentoring.

Phillip Noyce was not just good to me but an inspiration to me.

If I'm your boss, and I truly want you to be successful... I'm inherently going to teach you. I'm inherently going to correct your mistakes. I'm inherently going to spend time with you. I'm inherently going to lead you.

Mesut's been talking to me and really helping me through the games.

The greatest gift of leadership is a boss who wants you to be successful.

Whatever I am today is because of my directors. Without their sheer hard work on me, I wouldn't be an actor.

When the gaffer believes in you, there is nothing better.

It is important and a good sign when somebody compares you with a good coach.

Since I got into coaching, Coach Carroll's been nothing but great to me and always been willing to help and share some advice and give a perspective.

My best games for England were under Eddie Jones. Eddie got the best out of me. He understood that I needed an arm around me, needed my tyres pumped up.

I utilize my coaches. I value their opinions on a lot of things.

Phil Neville has been great in terms of the pointers he has given me.

Coaching staff: I know there's days you look at that film and you want to kill me. I'm not playing defense, taking bad shots, getting too many techs. But you always believe that I can be the guy. Through the tough times, you guys never left my side... That's something that I really appreciate and I never want to take you guys for granted. I thank you so much for being part of my life. And not just on the basketball court, but giving me talks about growing as a man first, and a basketball player next.

I would like to thank my coach for believing in me.

Certainly, my manager Gary Ungar was the first person to give me any attention and hustle for me. This was back in 2009.

I'm of the school that I will direct you if you request it - if you have a question.

I am lucky to have advisers whom I trust.

I get a lot of advice from Mark Harmon, and I take it all to heart because I respect the heck out of him.

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

I like to be supportive and a role model.